Estimated Budgetary Effects of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act  —  As passed by the House of Representatives on May 22, 2025  —  Estimated budgetary effects of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, as passed by the House of Representatives on May 22, 2025.

Elon Musk privately expresses frustration on a range of recent moves by Trump administration: Sources  —  Multiple people who have spoken to Trump and Musk described a widening rift.  —  President Donald Trump and Elon Musk attend a press conference in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, May 30, 2025.

Trump officials delayed farm trade report over deficit forecast  —  Administration officials blocked publication of written analysis that normally accompanies the report because they disliked what it said about the deficit.  —  Trump administration officials delayed and redacted …

Publicly announced cancellations  —  N.I.H. grants, awarded in a competitive process, are typically paid out in installments.  A researcher with a $1 million four-year grant, for instance, will get about $250,000 a year.  Scientists can use this money to buy equipment and supplies and to pay …

‘Big Balls’ Is Officially a Full-Time Government Employee  —  The first wave of DOGE staffers was supposed to be gone after 130 days.  Instead, core members of the team have signed on for the long haul.  —  Although Elon Musk has said that he is largely exiting his role at the so-called Department …

Former Biden press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre leaves Democratic Party  —  Former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has become an independent after serving under two Democratic presidents, according to the publisher of a new book from Jean-Pierre out this fall.

Is There a Tariff End Game?  —  On May 12 Donald Trump suddenly reduced the tariff on China from 145 percent to 30 percent.  This may seem like a big reduction.  But while the higher rate would have completely cut off trade with China, even the lower tariff rate, by my estimates, would cut U.S.-China trade by two-thirds.

What's next for the Iowan who shouted ‘people will die’ at Joni Ernst over Medicaid cuts  — India May, a 33-year-old Democrat from Charles City, is running for the Iowa House after sparking a viral moment at U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst's town hall.  — May interrupted Ernst's answer on Medicaid cuts to shout, “people will die!”

Democrats set out to study young men.  Here are their findings.  —  A widely mocked project to get under the hood about why Democrats are losing young men has sobering results.  —  The Democrats trying to understand young American men know people are roasting their plan.

FBI discovers cache of guns, armor and Nazi paraphernalia while raiding home in Washington state  —  Law enforcement discovered a cache of weaponry and armor, including a machine gun and grenade launchers, along with Nazi paraphernalia during a raid of a home in Washington state, authorities said Tuesday.

FBI sent anti-Catholic memo to over 1,000 employees, new records show  —  The FBI circulated an anti-Catholic intelligence memo to more than 1,000 employees nationwide during the Biden administration — a much broader internal reach than what former FBI Director Christopher Wray acknowledged …

Trump's Bedminster Golf Club Flagged For 18 Health Violations In Latest Inspection—Earned Lowest Grade In County  —  Topline  —  One of President Donald Trump's New Jersey golf clubs received a 32 out of 100 health inspection score in May, the lowest grade in Somerset County …

The fascinating backstory behind a bizarre State Department Substack post  —  Last week, the State Department published a strikingly radical screed on its official Substack.  Titled “The Need for Civilizational Allies in Europe,” the piece accused Europe's governments of waging …

Brown Disciplined a Student Who Asked Questions in the Style of Elon Musk and DOGE  —  A conservative student newspaper had DOGE-style questions about the work of Brown University staff.  Its writers were summoned to disciplinary hearings.  —  Thousands of administrative employees …

The New York Times Is About to Do More Damage to Trans People  —  The paper's six-part podcast “The Protocol” looks to continue a pattern of coverage so problematic that over 1,200 of its own contributors have criticized it.  —  ∙ Paid  —  The New York Times has announced that …

Trump Rescinds Biden Policy Requiring Hospitals to Provide Emergency Abortions  —  At issue is how to interpret a federal law barring hospitals from turning away poor or uninsured patients.  —  The Trump administration announced on Tuesday that it had revoked a Biden administration requirement …

Internal Docs Raise Questions About Trump IRS Pick Billy Long's ‘No-Show Jobs’ And ‘Strange’ Schedule Inside A Powerful Agency  —  It's not quite clear what is happening with former Missouri Congressman Billy Long and his associates at the federal Office of Personnel Management …

Judge orders tranche of documents in Kilmar Abrego Garcia case to be made public  —  Washington — The federal judge overseeing the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia ordered a batch of documents to be unsealed Wednesday in response to a request from a media coalition that includes CBS News.

A sweeping new ICE operation shows how Trump's focus on immigration is reshaping federal law enforcement  —  Members of other agencies are getting detailed to assist ICE, while Justice Department personnel shift to immigration-focused teams and prioritize immigration-related cases.

Trump Budget Eliminates Funding for Crucial Global Vaccination Programs  —  The spending proposal terminates support of health programs that, according to the proposal, “do not make Americans safer.”  —  The Trump administration's proposed budget for the coming fiscal year eliminates funding …

A Gross and Brazen ‘DOGE Check’ Scam  —  A conservative PAC with past ties to top Trumpworld figures is telling voters they can get a $5,000 DOGE check.  It's a lie.  —  Yesterday, Andrew guest-hosted for Mona Charen on Just Between Us to talk with JVL about where the Trump administration …

Economists Raise Questions About Quality of U.S. Inflation Data  —  Labor Department says staffing shortages reduced its ability to conduct its massive monthly survey  —  Some economists are beginning to question the accuracy of recent U.S. inflation data after the federal government …

Laura Loomer's White House access erases the line between the fringe and mainstream  —  In a normal White House, right-wing activists like Loomer wouldn't have access.  But that's not Donald Trump's White House.  —  Amid speculation that people close to Donald Trump have grown weary …

Florida board blocks Ono from UF presidency in historic decision  —  The Florida Board of Governors voted Tuesday against the confirmation of former University of Michigan President Santa Ono as the University of Florida's next president, blocking the incoming UF president selection …